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FPA-13175

Queensberry Estate - Malcolm Flats

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling
  • SF - Selective Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NS857027 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source ↗ · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Queensberry Estate - Malcolm Flats
Nearest town
Thornhill
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NS857027
Total area
8.77 ha

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Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 23 January 2026
  2. Application accepted 23 January 2026
  3. Consultation opens 26 January 2026
  4. Consultation closes 23 February 2026
  5. Decision issued 26 February 2026
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2031
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-13175

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
1 Mar 2026 – 1 Aug 2028
Felling area
8.77 ha
Estimated volume
3,317 m³
Proposed restocking
8.77 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
3199E Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.09 ha 54 yr 30 20 m³ —
3199F Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.19 ha 54 yr 228 91 m³ —
3199G Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.39 ha 54 yr 468 187 m³ —
3199G Clear Felling Sycamore 0.1 ha 54 yr 50 20 m³ —
3200B Selective Felling Norway spruce 0.18 ha 54 yr 216 86 m³ —
3200B Selective Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.72 ha 54 yr 300 120 m³ —
3201B Clear Felling Silver birch 0.58 ha 40 yr 165 66 m³ —
3201B Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.35 ha 51 yr 1,620 648 m³ —
3201F Clear Felling Sycamore 0.15 ha 54 yr 50 20 m³ —
3201F Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.22 ha 54 yr 264 106 m³ —
3201H Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.03 ha 54 yr 10 7 m³ —
3201K Clear Felling Norway spruce 0.06 ha 41 yr 27 20 m³ —
3201M Clear Felling Norway spruce 2.22 ha 54 yr 2,664 1,066 m³ —
3201M Clear Felling Scots pine 0.25 ha 54 yr 100 40 m³ —
3202I Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.67 ha 52 yr 165 66 m³ —
3202I Clear Felling Norway spruce 1.57 ha 52 yr 1,884 754 m³ —

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
3199E Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 1.03% 0.09 ha 1,600 — —
3199F Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 2.17% 0.19 ha 1,600 — —
3201B Replant felled area Norway spruce 16.76% 1.47 ha 2,500 — —
3202I Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 31.01% 2.72 ha 1,600 — —
3201H Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 0.34% 0.03 ha 1,600 — —
3201K Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 0.68% 0.06 ha 1,600 — —
3201M Replant felled area Douglas fir 23.95% 2.1 ha 2,500 — —
3200B Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 24.06% 2.11 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

Felling applications, woodland creation and land listings within 10 km from point.

Felling applications

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Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
CB300494 Queensberry Estate - Auchensell Wood Location

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Status Expired Distance 640 m away Area 4.6 ha Decision issued
FPA-12042 Alton Rig, Queensberry Estate Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.2 km away Area 1.98 ha Approved
FLA02179 Hapland Farm Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.4 km away Area 0.1 ha Decision issued
FPA-12636 Carseknowes - Queensberry Estate Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 2.27 ha Approved
FPA-11896 Carseknowes, Auchensell Wood (Queensberry Estate) Location

Thornhill

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.6 km away Area 7.95 ha Approved

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Woodland creation applications

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Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
16FGS07235 Drumcruilton Forest Location

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Status Approved Distance 1.2 km away Area 107.56 ha Approved
23FGS71195 Marr Farm NWC Location

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Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.5 km away Area 29.76 ha Approved
16FGS13338 WC Lairds Rig Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 16.69 ha Approved
23FGS74133 Crairiepark Native Woodland Location

Sanquhar

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 2.9 km away Area 28.28 ha Approved
20FGS49945 WC Breconside Location

Sanquhar

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 3.8 km away Area 286.82 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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